It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
QUINCY JONESI’m never in my life going to do a record that’s a tribute to myself. I don’t need it.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.
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I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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The process is the most beautiful part.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
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I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”
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Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. You’re dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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A person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.
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